On the 7th of May, London’s Scala played host to a hopeful high-voltage political rally filled with moshpits, and good vibes. This was the night Hyphen proved the doubters wrong by selling out the iconic Kings Cross venue, but the journey to that historic finale of his REBEL SCUM TOUR was paved with a super strong line-up of artists who had travelled from all corners of the country - and the globe in the case of MUDRAT. From the unapologetic "top vs bottom" rhetoric of MUDRAT to the joy of Genand the Degenerates and the hybrid one-of-a-kind sound of Native James, this was a manifesto set to a high standard.

Ever wished you could go back in time to see your favourite arena band in a smaller venue? A venue where you can crowd surf over the barrier and high five the singer, or hang out at the merch table after and buy a shirt from the drummer? Many of us will have had this daydream, the regrets for not getting out to the local venue when that- then- underground, and underappreciated act was in town.  Well the next, next big thing are out there now, lugging their own equipment, slinging their own merch, and at the end of a long, cold January, they were selling out The Phoenix in Exeter.